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Friday, May 31, 2013

My first blog. My name is Atty and this is my attic. I am a writer, but don't think this blog will be filled with writing stuff. There are plenty of other writer's blogs out there written by much smarter people. My debut novel *My Beautiful Suicide* is scheduled to be released September 3rd. Yes I'm excited!
Here is the unedited blurb for the back cover.

Suicide
is selfish.

It
tells the world that you are weak. It tells the world your family and friends
have failed. It leaves them with the guilt that they should have done more but
didn’t.

I
am weak, but I am not selfish.

My
suicide will not leave my loved ones with guilt and pain. It will leave them
thankful that they knew me for the short time I was here. And when I reach my
final goal, to meet my brother in heaven, and we’re looking down at my victims
in Hell, he will say to me ‘Well done, Cosette.’

Her
brother died. Her parents divorced. Her high school bully is relentless.
Cosette does not have a lot to live for, but it is not until she accidentally
kills someone that Cosette makes the decision to take her own life.

Unwilling
to bring shame to her mom, best friend Mattie, or her boyfriend Chris, Cosette
decides the best method of suicide is to become a victim. However, on her
nightly runs to find an attacker, instincts take over and she becomes the
killer. With each new murder she’s disturbed that she finds great pleasure in
the act. This quickly leads to unbearable guilt. Desperate to finish this
before she gets caught or racks up more victims, Cosette crosses that final
line.